The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.0° C
1.0° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (03 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)--
Afternoon (03 Aug)--
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
15
1.1
E
6
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
100
162
147
140
136
128
99
161
108
104
80
70
65
47
47
33
34
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:25PM1.63m
10:57AM1.41m
11:02PM1.51m
11:45AM1.43m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.33m
4:51AM0.26m
4:54PM0.40m
5:27AM0.28m
5:50PM0.49m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
14
16
17
16
16
16
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